Fargo Film Quotes

Let's face it: Sadness and evil are always more believable than happiness and love. When a movie reviewer calls a film "realistic," everyone knows what that means--it means the movie has an unhappy ending.

During the 1970s (and particularly because of Vietnam), it slowly became standard for absolutely everyone to go to college, particularly if they had no desire to get a real job. One of the results was a massive population of film school students, most of whom became waiters and valets in the 1980s. Since the vast majority of these Kubrick wannabes couldn't crack the motion picture industry, they saw opportunities to make minimovies in the world of rock 'n' roll.

Unfortunately, this story may not have a happy ending, and the last word could likely be that of Altman, who says, "You get tired painting your pictures and going down to the street corner and selling them for a dollar. You get the occasional Fargo, but you've still got to make them for nothing, and you get nothing back. It's disastrous for the film industry, disastrous for film art. I have no optimism whatsoever.

After too many direct hits, all broadcast on live TV, the camera men and show producers, unable to tell the difference between this fight and the staged, blood-splattered events of previous programs, continued filming as Lawler, Jackie Fargo, and Tojo pulled Jerry off of the now totally beaten and bloodied Galento. Once Jerry had been adequately subdued and restrained, Fargo looked to the corner of the studio and saw Roy coldly watching the proceedings. “You son of bitch, you’re behind this!” Fargo screamed at Roy. Jerry saw Fargo screaming at Roy and immediately judged Roy guilty as well. He managed to free himself from Tojo and Lawler, ran across the studio, and grabbed Roy by the collar. “I’m going to kill you, you old man!” Jerry screamed. Fargo, Tojo, and Lawler all restrained Jerry once again, but he kept screaming. “If I ever see you again, I’ll kill you Roy Welch. I’ll kill you for this!